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Residents protest turf at Tighe Park field By BRIANA BONFIGLIO bbonfiglio@liherald.com

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CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN at Tighe Park on the installation of a synthetic-turf soccer field. Some residents have voiced thei opposition to the artificial turf.

About 40 residents gathered outside Stephen E. Tighe Memorial Park Monday evening to protest the village’s installation of an artificial-turf field there. The protesters posted colorful signs aiming to raise awareness of the environmental impacts of synthetic turf. Resident Marianna Bracco, who organized the gathering, has opposed the installation of turf fields in Rockville Centre since 2012, when the village joined a partnership with Molloy Col-

lege to install one in the village. At the time, Bracco wrote a guest column for the Herald titled, “The true cost of synthetic turf in Rockville Centre,” highlighting what she described as the dangers of the material — its flammability and the health concerns of nitrogen-laced runoff — as well as the necessity of extra fencing and maintenance. Molloy eventually backed out of the deal. Then, in February 2019, the village received a $1 million grant from the state to install the artificial turf at Tighe CONTINUED ON PAGE 19

Front-line support group completes final initiative By JILL NOSSA jnossa@liherald.com

If not for the efforts of a South Hempstead mother of three, staff members at Mercy Medical Center, Mount Sinai South Nassau and other local hospitals might not have been so well fed during the coronavirus pandemic, and several Rockville Centre businesses might not have survived the crisis. When the pandemic brought the economy to a standstill in March, Michelle James Wettstein took action. The small business owner formed a Facebook group, Support for Local Businesses and Frontline Workers, as a way to

keep local restaurants in business and to provide necessities to those working on the front lines. Wettstein began coordinating meal orders from community members for delivery to various units at local hospitals, and at the time she thought the effort would last a week or two, and then life would get back to normal. Four months later, as businesses begin to reopen, she finally decided to slow down and close the group, which has more than 1,500 members. “I never knew, week to week, if it would continue,” she said, noting that she has been receiving an average of 100 messages a day since she formed the group.

“With businesses opening up, there’s less of a need, and I feel like it’s time to stop.” When the economy nearly shut down, Wettstein, 44, had to close her birthday party business during the busiest season, and a new venture in newborn photography was also put on hold. She was soon furloughed from her job as a night-shift worker at LaGuardia Airport. But instead of sitting at home, she spent 15 to 18 hours a day trying to make others’ lives a bit brighter. As the pandemic raged and businesses remained closed or were forced to operate at reduced capacity, the generosity of the community became evident.

Donations poured in, along with requests for food deliveries to specific hospital units. Wettstein’s goal was to honor all requests, and over the course of three-plus months, she delivered meals to every unit during each shift at local hospitals, as well as to local pharmacies, grocery stores, nursing homes, gas stations and the Rockville Centre

police and fire departments. “I hope, at this point, everyone who works in the local area was somehow thanked by us,” Wettstein said. From the start, she coordinated the food orders, payments and deliveries, and implemented a rule to limit exposure to the virus: Someone with access to CONTINUED ON PAGE 18

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MEPHAM’S TYLER O’NEILL was projected to be one of the top pitchers in the county this spring.

RECENT CALHOUN GRADUATE Sean Johnson will look to lead the Colts to some success in summer league action.

AS A JUNIOR, catcher Chris Giardino helped Clarke capture the Nassau Class A championship in 2019.

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Nassau summer baseball a home run By TONY BELLISSIMO tbellissimo@liherald.com

About 25 percent of Nassau County High School varsity baseball players will get a chance to step on the field together in 2020 thanks to the efforts of many coaches, led by Clarke’s Tom Abruscato. He sprung into action soon after official word of the cancellation of spring sports throughout New York State came in late April due to Covid-19. After six weeks of development and planning, the result was a 14-team L.I. Boys of Summer league that got underway July 6. “We always have a few teams in the Boys of Summer every year,” said Abruscato, who in 2019 guided Clarke to its seventh county championship during his tenure. “This year it’s more about the seniors than anything else,” he added. “Most of them missed not only the baseball season, but prom and graduation.” While the Rams won’t get to defend

their title until next spring, they’ll look to have success — and more importantly, fun — this July and August competing against some of the top competition in Nassau. The summer league is in no way related to Section VIII high school athletics. “We’re all itching to get back on the field and it’s great to get this opportunity to play,” recent Clarke graduate Chris Giardino said. In addition to Clarke, the league includes Bellmore-JFK, Bethpage, Calhoun, Clarke, East Rockaway, Garden City, MacArthur, Mepham, North Shore, Oceanside, Plainedge, South Side, Valley Stream and Wheatley. Valley Stream’s roster includes kids from Central, North and South high schools. “For our seven seniors, losing the high school season was just devastating,” Mepham coach Eric Passman said. “This summer league isn’t really about winning, it’s about kids getting to play with

their friends one last time.” Kennedy alumni Jordan Kanner and Zach Rosenfeld are coaching the Cougars. “The student-athletes deserve a taste of what they missed out on this past season,” Kanner said. On opening day, July 6, Calhoun defeated Mepham, 5-4, in walk-off fashion at Cantiague Park in Hicksville. Pat Sanchez doubled home Pete Rogers with the tying run in the bottom of the seventh and then scored the winning run on an error. “It’s an amazing thing to give these kids some type of season,” Calhoun coach Art Canestro said. “They’re excited to play.” Each team will play a 10-game regular season, followed by playoffs. “We have to figure out how the playoffs are going to work as far as seeding and maybe some byes, but every team will get in and it’ll probably be double-elimination,” Abruscato said.

Games will be the usual 7 innings and most will be played Mondays and Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Fields being used include Cantiague, MacArthur H.S., Eisenhower Park, Garden City Community Park, and Mitchel Athletic Complex. “Every single kid wanted to play, that’s why we’ve got a million kids here,” MacArthur coach Steve Costello said opening day. “It’s a home run. I give Tom [Abruscato] all the credit in the world for putting this together.” The league will follow Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s safety guidelines for Phase 4 opening. This includes limiting spectators to two per player, not allowing sharing of equipment and being socially distant in the dugout, etc. “I’m excited we’re able to give the seniors a little closure and have a few more laughs together before they head off to college,” South Side coach Tom Smith said.

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Leonardo and Delia Gonzalez, of Hempstead, have a lot to celebrate. They have been married for 33 years, have five children and after 110 days can finally be together again as Leonardo was discharged from Mercy Medical Center on Monday. Leonardo, 70, a Marine Corps veteran and retired auxiliary police officer, was admitted to Mercy on March 24 as a result of Covid-19 and transferred to the hospital’s rehab unit on June 2. Delia, who was also admitted to Mercy due to Covid-19 on March 24, the same day as Leonardo, spent

45 days at the hospital. Both Leonardo and Delia were intubated while at Mercy. “They saved my life,” Leonardo said, of Mercy’s medical staff. “God bless the doctors, nurses, therapist and everyone at the hospital. Thank you for making me feel good again.” “When my mom finally came home that was the biggest step for us,” said daughter Yamilet Rivera. “The staff communicated with us every day so we knew my dad’s day would come soon. We are so grateful for the support both my parents received along the way.”

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While low-risk indoor arts and entertainment is included in Long Island’s Phase Four reopening of the economy, which began on July 8, gyms and bowling centers have been excluded, causing a strain for several Rockville Centre businesses. Maple Lanes RVC is one of four bowling centers in New York owned by Maple Family Centers, which had to terminate nearly all of its 150 employees since the start of the pandemic. Maple Lanes RVC has been proactively taking steps to reopen safely since it was ordered to close on March 16, and the family owned and operated business even tried to push for reopening in Phase Three. “Our bowling business can be socially distanced and designed to be situated more like restaurants,” Teresa LaSpina McCarthy said. “We are fully confident that we are ready to operate our bowling business in a safe, clean and compliant manner.” Last month, McCarthy, who owns Maple Family Centers along with her father, John LaSpina, and her brother, Joe LaSpina, sent a letter to County Executive Laura Curran requesting inclusion in Phase Three and asking her to advocate to the governor on their behalf. Along with the letter, she sent the cen-

ter’s comprehensive operating manual for when they are allowed to reopen. She said it includes a safety plan for employees and patrons that strictly follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, and that they spent three months cleaning, sanitizing and retrofitting the center to help ensure a safe environment. Maple Family Centers is part of the Bowling Trade Association, and as of Friday, McCarthy said, they still had been given no timeline as to when bowling centers, or any indoor facility with re-circulated air, would be allowed to reopen. “It’s been tough for everyone,” she said. “We’ll follow the rules and comply with the guidelines, but each day that goes by, it gets harder. There’s no way we can operate without allowing customers in the door.” Gyms were also supposed to be part of Phase Four, but Cuomo announced late last month that fitness centers would not be included, citing concerns over aerosol transmission through the air conditioning. While Sportset Health and Fitness Center in Rockville Centre has been able to offer virtual classes, it has also been proactive since the beginning, making a large investment to ensure the facility is safe and sanitary for its members. “We have been working hard to make sure all of our efforts not only meet, but exceed all the CDC safety guidelines in

regard to social distancing, and sanitization,” owner Dennison Silvio said. The facility has made a number of modifications, including installing no touch automatic door openers, contactless facial recognition temperature scanners, Plexiglas barriers, and ultraviolet light sanitizers in the ventilation system, a germicidal tool to purify the air. Members will be required to wear face masks, equipment has been rearranged to maintain social distancing, and members will be required to make appointments for fitness classes. In the meantime, Sportset is offering group fitness, yoga and spin classes outdoors. Universities and colleges were a part of the plan, and Governor Cuomo said on Monday that schools would likely September, if a region in Phase Four has a daily infection rate of less than five percent over a two-week period as of Aug. 1. The governor said all school districts have been directed to develop reopening plans. In addition to higher education, industries that will be able to open Wednesday include: ■ Film and music production. ■ Low-risk outdoor arts and entertainment.

Low-risk indoor enter tainment includes museums, historical sites and aquariums. Examples of low-risk outdoor entertainment are zoos, botanical gardens and nature parks. The governor praised New Yorkers for their vigilance and resilience throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. He said, though, that he worried people might become apathetic and arrogant, believing they had beaten the virus. He noted that the infection rate remains just below 1 percent statewide — down from nearly 17 percent on Long Island and more than 20 percent in New York City at the height of the pandemic in April. More than 54,000 New Yorkers were tested for the coronavirus on Sunday, and 518 of them were positive for the disease. “The numbers have actually declined since we started reopening” seven weeks ago, Cuomo said. He also said there were fewer than 10 deaths statewide overnight from July 5 to 6. But he said, the virus is still out there, so people must continue to wear masks and maintain social distancing in public spaces, according to state law. He implored local police departments to enforce the law. New York City began Phase Three reopening on July 6, without indoor dining.

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Nassau demands $2M for the Coliseum By BRIAN STIEGLITZ bstieglitz@liherald.com

Nassau County is demanding that Onexim Sports and Entertainment, the company that operates Nassau Coliseum, pay $2 million in overdue rent in 15 days or risk forfeiting its lease. The county recently explained its action in a Notice of Default sent on July 7 to Onexim, which operates Nassau Coliseum under the Nassau Events Center. The letter came following Onexim’s decision last month to temporarily close the Coliseum while it waits for investors to take over operations and take on the remaining debt. If Onexim fails to pay the $2 million in payments to the county within 15 days after the letter was sent, it would result in an “event of default” and mean the county could terminate its lease. The lease accounts for an additional 30 days in which the Nassau Events Center’s leasehold lender, Nassau Coliseum Funding 100, could “step into the tenant’s shoes” and satisfy the rent payments before the county could end the lease. However, in a loan agreement secured by the lease, the Nassau Events Center owes $100 million to Nassau Coliseum Funding 100 for renovations made to the Coliseum in 2015. A statement about the county’s decision reads that it was made in “an effort to ensure a plan for sustained operations” at the Coliseum and the redevelopment of the 72 acres surrounding it, known as the Nassau Hub. “We cannot drag our feet on a strategy for the future of this hallmark Nassau County arena nor risk the unprecedented progress we’ve made to transform the Hub site,” County Executive Laura Curran said. “We did not take

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AmId NASSAu CoLISEum’S temporary closure, Nassau County is demanding that Onexim Sports and Entertainment, the company that operates Nassau Coliseum, pay $2 million in overdue rent. today’s action lightly and believe it is the best way to bring all parties to the table.” The county invited Onexim and its lender to discuss their plans for the future of the Coliseum and the Nassau Hub redevelopment, as written in a letter sent to both groups as well as the codeveloper for the Nassau Hub, RXR Realty. The county’s action also comes after the Nassau Events Center requested a rent forbearance ag reement. In response, the county asked for a detailed plan describing how the Nassau Events

Center plans to continue Coliseum operations and how rent forbearance would help with such a plan. “I’m committed to swiftly reviewing any proposals to get a plan for the building and the redevelopment back on track for the benefit of all our residents — including our devoted Islanders fans — who were looking forward to a final season at the Barn,” Curran said. The temporary closure of the Coliseum leaves the future uncertain for the New York Islanders, which is set to play half of its games next season at the Col-

iseum and the other half at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn. “We are engaged in a productive conversation with all the stakeholders,” reads a statement from Onexim. “We have consistently initiated communications with the county and have been responsive to their communications. We are hopeful that we will soon be able to announce a resolution that will satisfy the needs of the community while taking into account the new realities that we are all facing in light of the pandemic.”

Pols call for oversight of Covid-19 spending By BRIAN STIEGLITZ

and the only town that qualified for the CARES Act funding. Nassau County received $103 million, New York State Sen. Kevin Thomas and Suffolk County, $257.6 million. and U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice are calling On Thursday, Thomas and Rice for the state comptroller to review how appeared outside Hempstead Town Hall, the Town of Hempstead is where Thomas announced spending the $133 million it legislation to appoint a fiscal received from the federal govmonitor to ensure “equitaernment under the Coronavible” distribution of the panrus Aid, Relief, and Economdemic funds, he said. He said ic Security Act. he would introduce the legisDubbed the CARES Act, lation in the State Senate the legislation distributes $2 once it resumes its session on trillion in funds among cerJuly 20. tain governments to alleviate “Strong oversight is about expenses related to the coromaking sure that the people navirus. It is not meant to who really need relief are the replace lost revenue and ones who receive it,” Thomas Kevin Thomas could be used until Dec. 30, said. “This important legisla2020. tion will ensure the accountGovernments that qualified for the ability and transparency that taxpayers funds must have populations of over deserve in these exceptionally challeng500,000. Hempstead is the largest town in ing times.” In a statement, Greg Blower, the the country, with over 800,000 residents,

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town’s director of communications, funds toward the following efforts: accused Thomas and Rice of doing “very ■ $1 million toward each of the four hoslittle to provide direct aid to communipitals in the Town of Hempstead. ties that are struggling.” He said they are “looking to deflect attention from their ■ $2 million to the Nassau County lackluster performance.” Industrial Development Agency’s effort “What’s more, our governto provide small businesses ment’s diverse Covid-19 Adviwith free personal protective sory Panel continues to idenequipment kits. The town’s tify areas of need, and the donations funded the cretown’s administration is ation of 4,000 more kits. working with village officials ■ $2.1 million for Island to provide assistance,” BlowHarvest. er said. On May 5, after securing All of the above decisions the $133 million in CARES were made as resolutions Act funding, the town develpassed on the town website oped an Economic Relief before they were communiAdvisory Committee to delibcated to the press and in the Kathleen Rice erate how to distribute it. town’s e-newsletter. SuperviThe same day, the committee sor Donald Clavin has also agreed to distribute $2 million among 14 been communicating once a week, via local food banks within the Town of Zoom, with village mayors to hear their Hempstead. input and discuss their needs related to So far, the town has also allocated the pandemic.

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Rabbi Michael Cohen, who officially became rabbi of Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth (CSBE) on July 1, knew that a rabbinical career was his calling since his teenage years. When Cohen was a 15-year-old growing up in Nashville, T.N., his father, Neil Cohen, was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. For the next year and half, Cohen bonded with his dad as they studied Judaism. It helped them both make sense of his illness, Cohen said. Cohen’s father died at age 54 in 2001. Cohen, now 35, remembers that near the end of his life, his father said to him, “Could you imagine doing this for a living? If I were able to go back and do it all over Courtesy Rabbi Michael Cohen again, I would have become a RABBI MICHAEL COHEN has been a U.S. Army rabbi.” Chaplain since 2012, leading large religious From then on, Cohen thought services for hundreds of people in the military that, yes, being a rabbi seemed a and their families, teaching Judaism and offergreat way to spend his life. This story, along with his strong ing counseling services to combat soldiers. He background as a U.S. Army Chap- will arrive at Central Synagogue-Beth Emeth lain and bountiful ideas, impressed once the Department of Defense discharges him CSBE co-presidents Elinor Appel from his base in Georgia, which has been and James Gelman as they and 18 delayed due to the coronavirus. others on the rabbinic options committee searched for a new rabbi, “It’s a lonely and thankless endeavor,” preparing for Rabbi Marc Gruber and he continued. “At some point, I said, ‘I’d Rabbi Elliott Skiddell’s retirements in love to go to a lovely Jewish community June. that really wants me, [as opposed to “He impressed us with his innovative, being] where people didn’t know they out-of-the-box thinking,” Gelman said, need me.’” “which we think is very important going Cohen visited CSBE for a few days in forward with our institution.” early March. With a packed schedule, he Appel noted that she was drawn to engaged congregants through Torah lesCohen’s plans for outreach in the com- sons, discussions and other gatherings to munity. “People will know and find out meet with the CSBE community. about us through his ability to get out Then, members of the congregation there more,” she said. voted, virtually, for whether they would Cohen earned his bachelor’s degree accept Cohen as their rabbi. All memfrom Brandeis University in 2007, then bers were encouraged to vote, and the joined the U.S. Army in psychological vote overwhelmingly passed. operations. In 2012, he became an army Due to coronavirus, however, Cohen is chaplain, leading religious services that not yet living in Rockville Centre. He is gathered about 800 soldiers and their still at his home, near the army base in families. Savannah, G.A., where the Department Meanwhile, he also received rabbini- of Defense has closed down and not yet cal education from Hebrew Union Col- discharged him because operations are lege’s Jewish Institute of Religion and on pause. was officially ordained in 2017. As he awaits his discharge, he has As a religious leader in the military, been holding Friday evening and SaturCohen led interfaith services and taught day morning services with CSBE via Jewsh continuing education classes to Zoom video conferencing. While he feels adults. Part of his mission was to bring this is not ideal, “it’s the best option we spiritual counseling to those who had have right now,” he said. faced combat and were experiencing Cohen has a girlfriend, Keeley Haytrauma. He admitted that, though nation- sman, and a 3-year-old son, Neil, named al service is important to him, this task after Cohen’s father. was a challenging one, and he is welcomUpon arriving at CSBE, which he ing the transition to becoming a rabbi at hopes will be soon, Cohen plans to an established synagogue. engage with the larger community and “Wherever I went as a rabbi, I was has ideas for interfaith programs. just about the only Jew there, and the “I love challenges,” he said, noting community would only be formed if I that Covid-19’s impact will pose challengcreated it,” he explained. “It gets es going forward. “I’ll be finding ways to exhausting to try to create and recreate. make the synagogue relevant and proPeople come in and out of the military, vide to meet needs that the community and constantly trying to corral people hasn’t met. Synagogues and Judaism can was very difficult. offer a lot if you’re looking.”

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Molloy College Continues to Earn National Honors College-bound students and their parents are always looking for an academic environment that offers the best fit and the best value for their tuition dollars. Last year Molloy was ranked the # 18 “value added” college in the U.S. by The Wall Street Journal, arguably the nation’s premier financial publication. Molloy has also earned other honors, including being ranked the # 10 best value among Catholic colleges nationwide by College Values Online.

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We are dedicated to providing our students with the best possible value. If you come to Molloy, you graduate with a job in your field at a salary that’s significantly higher than average.

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—James Lentini President, Molloy College A small student-to-faculty ratio (10:1) means that students are more than a number to our professors, who provide input and guidance that enable students to “live their story” and pursue their dreams.

Drawing on the Strength of the New York Metropolitan Region One of the many strengths of Molloy is

its proximity to New York City. Nestled in the Long Island suburbs just minutes from Manhattan, Molloy takes advantage of the NYC metro region to provide its students with the highest quality internships and clinical placements.

Graduate Programs Fuel Careers Molloy offers a variety of graduate and doctoral programs that provide the opportunity for students to further enhance their career or take a new direction while pursuing a passion. The College’s graduate programs include a variety of M.B.A. options, as well as programs in clinical mental health counseling, criminal justice, music therapy,

speech-language pathology, education and nursing.

What’s New Molloy, home to approximately 4,900 undergraduate and graduate students, recently opened its new facility at 50 Broadway in lower Manhattan. The space serves as the home of the nationally ranked Molloy/CAP21 B.F.A. in musical theatre, and also hosts other academic programs and special events. Additionally, last year Molloy opened its newest residence hall, the College’s third. The College continues to expand its

flexible learning options for many of its programs, so that students can take night, weekend, hybrid or online classes. Some of Molloy’s newer offerings include an online MBA, as well as a new degree completion program that will enable returning students to easily complete their undergraduate degree. Visit molloy.edu to learn more.

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Things may feel out of control right now. Stay connected Students are facing a lot of unknowns and √ Connect and check in with classmates; hold disruptions as they prepare for the new each other accountable for task and work semester. Try to be patient with yourself, your updates. classmates, and your instructors during this √ Use Zoom and other video platforms to talk time. Take care of your well-being first. Making to your classmates about the shared worka plan and adjusting your studying may help load. you feel even a little sense of control. √ Utilize your professors at this time! Don’t be No one knows yet how the new school afraid to ask them questions about assigned year will play out, but there’s certain to be work or tell them about your circumstances. some form of in-class and online learning. Adapting to online learning may take some Create a work-only space re-thinking of your academic strategies. √ If possible, find a space where you won’t be distracted. Get organized √ Try and keep a similar schedule as if you √ Get a planner/calendar to keep up with were heading to class (like waking up at assignments and due dates. 8:30 a.m., eating breakfast, and starting your √ Syllabuses have changed a great deal work at 9:30 a.m.). because of the transition to online courses, √ Be consistent with your work but don’t forso be attentive to shorter deadlines. get to take a break. √ Set reminders on your phone and computer for all assignments. If you experience any challenges with your academics, connect with your instrucStay on point tors. They are best prepared to respond to the √ Try to limit your distractions (Put your phone curriculum, class assignments and learning on Do Not Disturb). expectations — and it’s very likely they have √ Get a jump start on assignments by reading just helped one of your fellow students with ahead and taking notes. the same question. n √ Set a daily checklist of goals you would like to accomplish.

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Higher Education ENABLING A BRIGHTER FUTURE

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Returning to campus will have a decidedly different feel this fall.

Heading off to school Adjusting to the new realities of college life in the ‘new normal’

ndoubtedly, the outbreak of Covid-19 has brought a cloud of uncertainty to higher education institutions regarding how to proceed with returning to campus. While many colleges and universities have announced their plans to reopen campuses this fall, students need to prepare for a college experience that will be from what it used to be. College will clearly not be the same, whether that be in person or online. Many schools are hopeful to have students on campus but are also making alternate plans, such as a hybrid of online and in-class, an early or late start, and other creative options. But regardless of how college will look, students will want to make transitioning this fall as smooth as possible. Introduce yourself Don’t be shy! Introduce yourself to your professors, classmates, and advisors. For school online, try and follow the same advice and find virtual office hours for your professors, peer study groups, and work that campus directory to contact the folks you need. Set up for Success No matter where you are this fall, have a dedicated study space to focus on your studies, especially if you are taking classes online. Read through your syllabus and plan your to-do schedule for weekly studying as well as longer preparations for exams, papers, or projects. Try to eliminate distractions (like your phone) and if necessary use headphones. Learn about the services your school offers like tutor centers in math and writing, whether online or on campus. You don’t have to do it alone! There are resources available to help you succeed! And

lastly, if your school is online, or in a mixed format, then create peer study groups via a conferencing app as an alternative. Get involved This is advice you hear over and over, but it will make a difference. Make connections through clubs, activities, events, student government, or consider joining a sorority or fraternity. Consider intramural sports, or meet new people while volunteering for a worthwhile cause on campus, or in the community. If being online is your only option, find like-minded peers in an online club just as you would on campus. Don’t see one that fits you? Start your own club and recruit members! Come together Getting along with roommates (whatever that may resemble this fall) is essential, especially during this unsettling time. Sit down together and set expectations for your shared space. Determine how to respect each other’s property and need for quiet time. Agree on what times are acceptable for visitors and consider making a cleaning schedule to make sure everyone is pulling their weight. If you’re doing school online you might need to give your family members heads up for times when you need it quiet for an exam or the Wi-Fi bandwidth for an online class discussion. Maintain a healthy lifestyle No matter where you are be sure to exercise, eat healthy, and get regular sleep as much as you can. Consider meditation or practice finding mindfulness throughout the day. Find a balance in your life by not neglecting either academics or your personal life. ■

Back-to-school has changed this fall. Students will need to consider how to best prepare for incorporating online learning into their college experience, in addition to staying healthy while on campus. Add these items to your traditional back-to-school checklist. √ Face coverings: Those all-important masks are a must in the Covid environment. Keep covered when you are among others protect the people around you in case you are infected but do not have symptoms. √ Multi-port USB charger: Spring 2020 taught us that classes can quickly be converted from in-person to online. Make sure you’re prepared for online learning by bringing a USB charger with multiple ports to keep your phone, tablet, laptop, etc. fully charged. √ Hand sanitizer: Alcohol-based hand sanitizers will help when you’re on the go and not able to wash your hands. Look for a brand that contains at least 60 percent alcohol. √ Noise-cancelling headphones: Invest in a good pair of headphones to drown out your roommate’s music or online class lectures. If you find it hard to study while listening to music, try downloading white-noise tracks from Spotify. √ A noise-cancelling app: If you need to participle in a virtual class discussion, download a noise-cancelling app to reduce the background noise caused by your roommate, pets, air conditioner, etc. √ Disinfecting wipes: Use disinfecting wipes to easily sanitize surfaces, including your phone and computer. Own a MacBook or iPhone? According to Apple’s website , it is ok to use disinfectant on the exterior surfaces of Apple products as long as you “avoid getting moisture in any opening, and don’t submerge your Apple product in any cleaning agents.” √ Webcam: Your phone or computer may already have a webcam, but if you’re unsatisfied with the quality or looking to upgrade for virtual class sessions, consider adding an external web camera to the mix. √ Blue light blocking glasses: Staring at digital screens like your computer, phone, tablet, and even TV may cause eye fatigue or other macular issues from the blue light emitted. Blue light blocking lenses are available for glasses of all types, from prescription to non-Rx. √ Electronic notepad and stylus: Using a digital notepad makes sharing your handwritten work on a math equation a breeze. √ Adjustable laptop stand: Whether you use your laptop from your bed, couch, or desk, investing in an adjustable laptop stand can help support your wrists and improve your posture while studying or working on an assignment. Look for a stand that can be raised upwards to turn your workstation into a standing desk. ■

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inding the right college for a student with learning differences (LD) can be an overwhelming process. Should you consider a college such as Landmark College, which is exclusively for students with learning disabilities (such as dyslexia), ADHD, or autism? Or would the student be well served by a traditional college? Here are our answers to key questions you need to ask about resources and features available in each setting so that you can find the best fit for your student. Are LD support services integral to the academic experience? Our comprehensive support services are integrated into the curriculum. Furthermore, our academic advising model is individualized to help students become their own advocates. Are there specific medical tax deductions or other financial aid options available? Tuition, fees, books, computers, and other costs may qualify as a medical tax deduction for students with LD. This deduction is only available at a dedicated LD school like Landmark College.

Do students have access to assistive technology? Our educational technology support is free of charge, allowing students to experiment with the tools most effective for their learning style.

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Front-line workerS at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital in Oceanside came outside to greet hundreds of cars that drove by in a parade to support them during the battle against the coronavirus in April.

Weathering the pandemic at MSSN By Mike SMollinS msmollins@liherald.com

When faced with an “unprecedented” situation in April as coronavirus numbers reached their peak — 383 — the staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital rose to the occasion and banded together to get through the difficult time. “We are stretched beyond anything we have seen in the past,” spokesman Joe Calderone said at the time. “The situation here is unprecedented.” While many lives were lost because of the virus, the hospital celebrated the release of hundreds of Covid-19 positive patients who were released healthy. At a time when front-line workers were stretched thin, the Oceanside community and many others came together to show their support, donating food to the hospital’s staff daily throughout the pandemic. In May, when cases began plummeting, the hospital returned to offering elective surgeries as the hospital began a “Don’t Put Your Health on Hold” initiative, urging the community not to risk safety out of fear of coming to a hospital. “If you’re out there and you have a procedure that you’ve been putting off, or if you have any kind of medical issue, you should call immediately,” Calderone said. “Don’t wait.” In June, most units of the hospital returned to welcoming visitors under strict guidelines, including one visitor per day per patient, and a shift from a 24 hours per day visitor policy to a fourhour window. Additionally, all visitors must undergo a Covid-19 test no more than two days before visiting. Before, during and after the surge of the pandemic, MSSN was committed to delivering standard-setting, patient-cen-

Mount Sinai South Nassau Communities hospital in Oceanside. tered health care. It is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 455 beds, more than 900 physicians and 3,000 employees. The hospital is an acute-care, not-forprofit teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, cancer, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and emergency services. It is a designated Stroke Center, boasts Long Island’s first and only Gamma Knife® and Novalis Tx™ radiosurgery technologies for superior cancer care, expert orthopedic services, and emergency and elective angioplasty. MSSN has been designated as an Accredited Bariatric Surgery Center by MBSAQIP and is also a recipient of the American Heart

Association/American Stroke Association’s “Get With The Guidelines®”Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite. MSSN’s beautiful North Addition houses two 36-bed medical surgical units, a 36-bed inpatient behavioral health unit and comprehensive maternity services center with 26 private postpartum rooms, spacious labor and delivery rooms and a neonatal intensive care unit. The hospital’s Emergency Services department is one of the largest and most advanced on Nassau County’s South Shore. Designated a regional stroke center and Level II Trauma Cen-

ter by the American College of Surgeons, the department houses 35 treatment rooms and specialty care, including a high-speed CT-scan and x-ray facility, pediatric emergency room and psychiatric emergency room. And that capacity will soon be expanding. MSSN is working on building a new four-story, 58,000-square-foot wing. The new wing will nearly double the size of the emergency room, add new and larger operating rooms, add more beds in the critical-care wing, and will also help prepare the hospital in case of another hurricane like Sandy or a surge in patients from a pandemic like it saw during the Covid-19 peak. MSSN is the only hospital on Nassau’s South Shore permitted to perform angioplasty in an emergency or an elective basis. In the event you or a loved one need angioplasty, it can be performed on the spot at the hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Health, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The facility’s Cancer Center is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and has received the Outstanding Achievement Award for three consecutive survey cycles (2009, 2012, 2015). With leadingedge cancer fighting technologies, including Novalis Tx™ radiosurgery, daVinci robotic-assisted surgery, the Long Island Gamma Knife® and worldclass physician talent specializing in cancer, MSSN offers South Shore residents expert cancer care without the need to travel to points north or into the city. For more information about MSSN and its services, call (877) 768-8462 or (516) 632-3000, or go to www.southnassau. org. We encourage you to “like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

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hase Four reopening is here, and that means art shows will be returning to Long Beach, but we are taking our time. At the moment, we do not know when we will be having new shows at Kennedy Plaza or in the lobby at City Hall, as we do every year. But the Arts League has been having Zoom meetings every month. We have artwork at the Long Beach Library, which we left there in March, from our last show there. We are waiting for word from the library when we can have another show. We are going to do a virtual show in August on our website that will be open to everyone, not just those who belong to the Art League. These are difficult times, and art can make a difference in people's lives. When you are worried, if you can write a poem or paint a picture, it can make such a difference. It keeps both sides of your brain working. I have a master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, and I worked for the New York City Youth Board with troubled kids. We had them do art, painting, writing, and it gave them an outlet, and kept them away from violence and violent acts. I grew up in Ohio, and my grandmother would take me for long walks in the woods, and we would do artwork. It all started with crafts, and then I went on from there. I make jewelry and I also do collages. I run an online art store with my daughter, called KtoK Design.

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t was after the schools shut down that I got sick with Covid on March 20. It was bad. I was very sick and stuck at home. I had to keep to myself, but I’m always the kind of person who’s thinking about her community. When I finally got tested negative, my doctor told me I should keep resting for a while. But I told him, “What about my kids? They need me.” I always call my students my kids. I knew what was going on in Freeport. Covid hit us hard. And I wanted to do something to put a smile on their faces. I volunteered to distribute food for the district’s Grab & Go meal program. There are many students who don’t have the transportation to pick up the meals, so I would drive out to them and deliver the food. I noticed that one of the students I delivered to was having a hard time. I saw that his birthday was coming up, so I wanted to do something special for him. I bought a cake, some food, and got Michele [Velasquez], who was another TA, to come with me and surprise the student. The smile on his face made it all worth it, and Michele and I decided to keep this up and made the Birthday Brigade. We’d have about five to six TAs come with us to sing for the students and celebrate with them. It was hard doing the meal program, teaching and then heading out with everyone every day.

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The St. John’s University Women in Science Award: Jessica Walsh, Caitlin O’Connell, Victoria Messemer, Rayven Rospide, and Collen Reichel

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Lawn signs, drive-by birthday parties and virtual celebrations soon became the norm. Frontline Celebrations helped support several local businesses that were hit hard during their busiest season. AnnMarie Lubrano, owner of Once Upon a Sundae, on South Village Avenue, credits the group with helping her stay in business. “We were having our best year ever, and were booked well into September” until the pandemic hit, Lubrano said. As a result, she said, the popular birthday party venue had a lot of inventory, which

worked to her advantage. She shifted to interest in offering to-go parties or selling selling do-it-yourself sundae kits to go and balloons, but the pandemic forced her to Stuff-A-Pet kits, which parents could use shift gears and change her business model in order to survive. “It made for virtual birthday parties or me pivot,” she said. “I look at buy so their children would it as a growth opportunity.” have activities to do at home. Kerry Punzi, owner of the Then, out of sympathy for Giftologist, on South Park a customer whose birthday Avenue, was another go-to for tradition for her twins includthe support group. For the celed waking up to number balebrations, they turned to her loons — which were difficult for personalized gifts to to obtain at the time — Lubrainclude with meal or gift basno drove to New Jersey to get ket deliveries. the balloons from a friend, “If I didn’t have the help of and began incorporating balthese groups, I don’t think I loon bouquets into her busicould’ve survived it,” Punzi ness. A few days before Easter, said. “The fact that I was able she made a dozen Easter basto get some kind of income kets, thinking it would be a really was above and beyond, good way to sell her inventory. and very much appreciated.” “I posted it online and they Ray Monti, owner of Blue sold out in about five min- MICHELLE Moon and Dodici, both on utes,” she said. And she kept JAMES North Park Avenue, said he getting orders. She ended up was grateful for the support making more than 120 baskets WETTSTEIN his restaurants received from for Easter, she said — and that Founder, Support for Local Businesses was when she forged a relaSupport for Local a n d F ro n t l i n e Wo rke r s tionship with Wettstein. The throughout the spring, and he two coordinated their efforts Businesses and never had to close. “We were for party requests and deliver- Frontline Workers open straight through,” Monti ies, with the Facebook supsaid. “We did not stop once.” port group utilizing LubraIn addition to the food orders received no’s supplies and talents for parties. “This group kept me afloat,” she said. from the Facebook group, he said, individual customers placed orders for hospitals, “I was able to pay my rent.” Lubrano said she had never had an and his restaurants made donations to

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Residents opposed to turf installation at Tighe Park CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Park, which would be used as a soccer field. Early this month, residents say, workers began removing trees in the field to prepare for the turf installation. “It’s heartbreaking,” Bracco said. “They’re taking away green space, and there are so many health concerns. I cannot fathom why they would want to introduce another turf field in the area.” Bracco had started a Change.org petition in 2012, which she revived last week, and now has nearly 250 online signatures of those calling to stop the turf installation. At the protest, residents discussed their dismay with the changes, which they said were taking place in their own backyard without their input. “One day my kids are there to play, and the next day they’re digging it up,” said Tara Gillen, a resident who regularly visits the park. “We didn’t have a chance to say anything, and I’m really unhappy about that.” Gillen said she takes a morning run through the park, and enjoys the green space and wildlife there. She said she wished there were more green spaces in

the village and fewer sports parks. Her 9-year-old daughter is a soccer player, and Gillen said she was also concerned about how a synthetic field could harm her daughter if she fell and skinned a knee on it, for example. “I don’t think it’s good for kids,” she said. “They come home from [the Rockville Centre Athletic Complex] covered in those black beads. There’s not a lot of research, but that stuff is cancerous.” Not many studies have been done on the black beads, or rubber crumbs, which are found in synthetic turf, and there is some debate about their cancer risks. Mayor Francis X. Murray could not be reached for comment by press time on Tuesday. He noted last year, however, that the installation of artificial turf would mean a more easily maintained village soccer field at Tighe Park. “We’ve fixed the irrigation, we have fertilized it, we’ve split-seeded it and we even sodded it,” Murray told residents at a meeting in February 2019, announcing the grant to fund the turf. “Nothing seems to work there to keep it in fantastic shape.”

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purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum. DATED: July 6, 2020 Kathleen Murray Village Clerk 122359

Safety Building, including planning, design and consulting services in connection therewith, improvement of the site and purchase of the original furnishings or equipment required for the purposes for which said new Public Safety Building is to be used; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs, and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $6,000,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; and STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds of the Village in the principal amount of not to exceed $6,000,000 to finance said appropriation and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due and payable; SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of not to exceed $6,000,000 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is fifteen (15) years; the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the purpose for which said bonds are authorized; and the proposed maturity of said bonds will exceed five (5) years; FOURTH: DETERMINING that said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds and the renewals of said bond anticipation notes shall be general obligations of the Village; and PLEDGING to their payment the faith and credit of the Village; FIFTH: DELEGATING to the Village Treasurer the powers and duties as to the issuance of said bonds, and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation of said bonds, or the renewals thereof; and SIXTH: DETERMINING that the bond resolution is subject to a permissive referendum.

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LEGAL NOTICE MEETING AND HEARING NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Rockville Centre will hold a special meeting on July 23, 2020 at 1:00 pm. As a consequence of Executive Orders issued by the Governor related to COVID-19 public health and safety concerns, the Board will be meeting by Zoom videoconference The meeting will be recorded and shown afterward on the Village television channel, and a transcription of the recording will be made. The public will have an opportunity to see, and/or hear, the meeting live, and participate in the public hearing, as noted herein. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that at the aforesaid date and time, the Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing pursuant to New York Village Law sections 6-610, 6-612, 6-614 and 7-734(4(a) with respect to the request of James and Brett O’Reilly that the Board accept dedication of a street as proposed on the subdivision map of Killarney Estates, Rockville Centre, filed with the Nassau County Clerk on February 10, 2020. Members of the public who wish to provide comments with respect to such public hearing matter may do so during the hearing by using the Zoom chat feature or by sending an email to F e e b a c k @ R V C N Y. U S prior to or during the meeting. INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCESS THE VIRTUAL MEETING BY VIDEO OR AUDIO: This information is available on the Village website at rvcny.org, or by contacting the Village office at 516-678-9212 prior to the meeting . Please check the meeting Agenda posted on the Village website at RVCNY.GOV for any updated information regarding this virtual meeting and public hearing. Dated: 7/7/2020 Kathleen Murray, Village Administrator 122379 PUBLIC & LEGAL NOTICES To place a notice here call us us at 516-569-4000 x232 or send an email to: legalnotices@liherald.com

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ANTHONY BRACCO, ONE of the protesters, taped signs to the park fence opposing the turf field.

LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEW YORK PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on July 6, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Rockville Centre, in the County of Nassau, New York, adopted a bond resolution entitled: “Bond Resolution of the Village of Rockville Centre, New York, adopted July 6, 2020, authorizing the construction of a new parking lot north of the Firehouse located at 103 Maple Avenue in the Village, stating the estimated maximum cost thereof is $250,000, appropriating said amount for such purpose, and authorizing the issuance of bonds of the Village in the principal amount of not to exceed $250,000 to finance said appropriation,” an abstract of such bond resolution, concisely stating the purpose and effect thereof, being as follows: FIRST: AUTHORIZING said Village to construct a new parking lot north of the Firehouse located at 103 Maple Avenue in the Village; STATING the estimated maximum cost thereof, including preliminary costs, and costs incidental thereto and the financing thereof, is $250,000; APPROPRIATING said amount for such purpose; and STATING the plan of financing includes the issuance of bonds of the Village in the principal amount of not to exceed $250,000 to finance said appropriation and the levy and collection of taxes on all the taxable real property in the Village to pay the principal of said bonds and the interest thereon as the same shall become due and payable; SECOND: AUTHORIZING the issuance of not to exceed $250,000 bonds of the Village pursuant to the Local Finance Law of the State of New York (the “Law”) to finance said appropriation; THIRD: DETERMINING and STATING the period of probable usefulness applicable to the purpose for which said bonds are authorized to be issued is ten (10) years; the proceeds of said bonds and any bond anticipation notes issued in anticipation thereof may be applied to reimburse the Village for expenditures made after the effective date of this bond resolution for the

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Why the Herald will now capitalize Black

his week, the Herald Community Newspapers are making a seemingly small, but we believe critical, change to our Style Guide. Going forward, the Herald will use a capital B when writing about Black people. Our choice was motivated by the Associated Press’s decision to do the same. The Herald generally follows AP style in its writing, only occasionally veering from it, as is the case with hundreds of newspapers across the United States. After the AP’s decision — and a similar one by The New York Times, which has style guidelines of its own — we began considering whether our policy on the use of the lower-case b required reconsideration, culminating with a group discussion with our editorial staff. We wanted to reach a consensus based on sound reasoning. We concluded that the capital B is about more than skin color. It represents a shared history and culture among a traditionally marginalized group of people in our society. We had, for many years, used African-American when referring to Black people, but many Black people do not describe themselves as African-American, having lost their ties to Africa centuries ago. The Black Lives Matter movement, which exploded into the American consciousness after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer on Memorial Day, crystallized in our

minds the importance of the capital B. Black, in this case, not only represents a movement toward social justice, but also a shared identity. We are making one exception to the new rule. We will not capitalize black in Crime Watch items, where black speaks only of a person’s physical description. In keeping with our longtime policy, no person can be described in Crime Watch solely by the color of his or her skin. A physical description must also include height, weight, clothing and any distinguishing features, such as a beard. Many will ask why the AP, The Times — and now the Herald — will not capitalize white. First, and most important, white does not represent a shared socio-cultural identity. It is simply a physical description. Most white Americans can, and do, trace their roots back to Europe. They know what countries their ancestors came from, with stories of grandparents and greatgreat-grandparents passed down in family trees and oral histories. These histories help white Americans feel a sense of cultural heritage, a connection to their past, whether they are Irish-American, ItalianAmerican or Polish-American. Most Black people in America had their familial and cultural ties ripped away from them because of slavery. In the nation’s earliest census at the end of the 18th century, Blacks accounted for nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population, with nearly all brought here as slaves from Africa,

according to the Pew Research Center. Today, most of the nation’s 40 million U.S.born Black people are descended from this original population. Enslaved Blacks were forced to start over, developing a shared socio-cultural identity in this new and terrifying land. To write Black, as opposed to black, is to recognize this identity. Changing a newspaper’s style will do nothing to alter the social and economic conditions that Black people face in America. It will not reverse the evils of systemic racism, which has oppressed them since they were forcibly brought to this land. When all of us commit to and work toward ending racism, in all its forms, we will at last eradicate it. To write Black is a sign of respect for a people who have, for too long, been castigated and downtrodden. The Herald has long been committed to reporting on the issues that matter to the Black community. In 2014 we took on a yearlong investigative series, “Living on the Edge,” about the challenges that people face making ends meet in Nassau County. Issues of poverty, we found, disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic people. Last year, we took on another yearlong series, “The Racism Around Us,” examining myriad examples of systemic racism throughout society. In choosing Black instead of black in our Style Guide, we are committing to continuing such reporting in the future.

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LETTERS Protocols kept people safe amid pandemic To the Editor: Covid-19 has proven to be incredibly virulent, especially among the elderly and immunocompromised populations. We are proud of the proactive measures that we have taken, and continue to take to ensure the health and safety of our patients, residents and employees. Our center proactively restricted all non-essential visitation on March 11. We also initiated entry screening for every staff member prior to and during their shift. Our center was also incredibly proactive with preplanning our supply management before the first confirmed case of Covid-19 was announced in the United States, to ensure that our employees would have the necessary equipment to provide the highest level of care while maintaining their personal safety. Our protocol here at The Grand Pavilion was to create zones of care in efforts of separating and isolating patients positive for Covid-19 from those who were confirmed negative. Additionally, our clinical leadership provided comprehensive education and training for our entire staff, both clinical and non-clinical. The ongoing education provided to our staff was specific to each zone

as PPE requirements varied from zone to zone. Also, we are proud to share that our proactive measures facilitated more than adequate levels of sufficient staffing. Our employees were never mandated to

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OPINIONS

p to now, President Trump has been lucky enough to avoid catching Covid-19. He is tested two times a day, along with all of the White House staff. Despite these tests, a number of staffers have contracted the virus, including members of the Secret Service detail. But there’s no doubt that even if the president escapes the bug, there’s a strong likelihood that the pandemic will be his undoing come Election Day, Nov. 3. At the beginning of the year, Trump was an odds-on favorite to be re-elected. The JERRY economy was KREMER humming along and unemployment was at an alltime low. But in early January, China reported its first cases of the new coronavirus. The president called for a halt to immigration from China, but in the weeks after the declaration, it’s estimated that over 20,000 Chinese citizens traveled to America without hindrance. For the entire month of February, the president downplayed the reports of the

virus, predicting that it would quickly go away. He said that the few reported cases in the U.S. would dwindle down to zero, so there was no need to worry. Fearful that any reports that the virus was spreading would harm his re-election campaign, he lost precious weeks in which he could have alerted the nation to take any and all precautions. Well into March, Trump ignored the growing death toll and was determined to get the economy going again at all costs. His pressure on Republican governors to reopen has now turned into a massive debacle, with Florida, Texas, Arizona, South Carolina and Arkansas, among others, reporting record numbers of infections. Blindly loyal to the president, they have exposed millions of their people to the possibility of death or serious health problems. Now, as their hospitals reach capacity with Covid-19 patients, these governors are backtracking from their stupid political decisions and calling for the wearing of masks and renewed lockdowns. When New York state was hit with the virus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo sprang into

very day, he’s digging the nation deeper and deeper into another tragedy.

LETTERS recently celebrated our 60th Covid-19 recovery here at The Grand Pavilion. We would like to take this opportunity to share our heart-felt and deep appreciation to our staff, who have displayed unprecedented levels of heroism and commitment to those we serve. ADMINISTRATION AT THE GRAND PAVILION

Keep New York moving forward To the Editor: As of last Friday, coronavirus hospitalizations dropped below 800 for the first time since March 18, and the three-day average death toll — seven — was the lowest since March 16. The number of new cases, the percentage of tests that were positive and many other helpful data points are always available at forward.ny.gov. Throughout this pandemic, we have made progress by recognizing that state and local governments cannot fight the virus on their own. The efforts of everyday New Yorkers to socially distance, wear masks and wash their hands are central to our ability to slow the spread and save lives. As we allow ourselves to celebrate some good news, I urge residents to stay “New York tough” and not give up the ground we have worked so hard to gain

action, directing the state’s millions of citizens to stay at home, to wear masks and to follow social-distancing protocols. At Cuomo’s urging, the federal government provided lifesaving equipment and set up numerous temporary shelters, but thousands of people still died in overcrowded hospitals and nursing homes. The state’s struggle to reduce the caseload, and its eventual success, should have been a warning sign to the nation that no one was safe from this silent killer. Every day, Trump is digging the nation deeper and deeper into another tragedy. A vast majority of people want our schools to reopen, and there’s no doubt that parents are especially anxious to get their children back to learning in school buildings and not at the kitchen table. But just like the president’s blind effort to get businesses to reopen, he is pushing hard for schools to open, threatening the health of millions of teachers and students. The federal government hasn’t provided one cent of funding for sanitizing classrooms or for testing school personnel. Teachers are being told that they must provide their own protective equip-

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ment in order to make their classrooms t se safe. At the same time that a number of Am states are reporting their highest numha loc bers of infected citizens, Trump is threatening that any school that fails to reopen rus. Al will lose federal aid — even though they killing don’t get aid directly from Washington. of law During previous national health crises,one is h the nation has been comforted by public- killing health officials who have provided guidance on how to stay alive and safe. But this time around, every time guidelines have been issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, Trump has countermanded them, insisting on his own standards. Every step taken by this president has been and continues to be a recipe for disaster. As the days go by, he could accidently expose himself to the virus. I don’t wish it on him. I’m content to wait until November, when the virus wipes away the possibility of his re-election. unhapp Jerry Kremer was a state assemblyman for selves 23 years, and chaired the Assembly’s Ways at least One and Means Committee for 12 years. He now flailing heads Empire Government Strategies, a business development and legislative strat- Some h ple see egy firm. Comments about this column? founde JKremer@liherald.com. flawed to the v

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together, particularly in the face of rising cases throughout the country and compliance issues here at home. Last Friday’s data are summarized briefly below:

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■ Newly admitted patients: 75 ■ Counties with hospitalized patients: 28 of 62 ■ Number of patients in intensive care units: 177 ■ Number of ICU patients who were intubated: 100 ■ Total number of hospital discharges: 71,477 ■ Deaths over a 24-hour period: 6 ■ Total number of deaths: 24,974 Of the 69,203 tests conducted in New York state on July 9, 730, or 1.05 percent, were positive. There were also 730 additional cases of Covid-19, bringing the statewide total to 401,029 confirmed cases in New York. After consulting with the state health commissioner, Dr. Howard Zucker, and local stakeholders, we decided that concessions at state ocean and lakefront beaches would be allowed to open with restrictions beginning last Sunday. That included concessions at popular destinations such as Jones Beach, Robert Moses, Sunken Meadow and Lake Welch in Harriman State Park.

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Let’s learn from America’s past, not destroy it

t seems like this is the summer of America’s discontent. No one is happy about the prospect of being locked down again by the coronavirus. All are dismayed by the indefensible killings of unarmed citizens at the hands of law enforcement officers. And everyone is horrified by the endless, senseless killings of young men, women and children of color in many of our cities, not by police, but by one another. If Black lives matter, then all Black lives must matter. So where does America go from here? Do we stew in our own disconALFONSE tent, lash out at D’AMATO one another and generally make ourselves more unhappy? Or instead, do we commit ourselves to making things better? Or maybe at least not making things worse? One thing that won’t heal our nation is flailing away blindly to erase its past. Some historically challenged young people seem to have discovered that our founders — like all of us — were deeply flawed human beings who failed to live up to the virtues and ideals they espoused

be next. Can’t we all agree that taking down statues of Confederate generals who betrayed the nation and fought for slavery isn’t the same as taking down statues of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant just because they don’t meet our 21st century sensibilities about race? Wasn’t winning the Civil War and ending slavery enough to redeem them? Is Teddy Roosevelt — the most progressive president of his era, the “trust-buster” who won both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Congressional Medal of Honor — to be exiled from history because he too was racially biased and “imperialist”? Wasn’t his brave charge up San Juan Hill enough to help save his historic site at Sagamore Hill? Is FDR, who led America out of the Great Depression, created the New Deal and defeated Hitler and Nazism, to be dumped in the ashbin of history because he interred Japanese and failed to end Jim Crow laws and stem racial segregation? Do Presidents Kennedy, Clinton and even Obama get pilloried because they failed to do enough to end racial injustice? Where do recrimination and historical revisionism end? Was the Rev. Dr. Martin

oes anyone not newly ‘woke’ to injustice fail to meet impossible standards?

Luther King Jr.’s devotion to nonviolence too timid to be honored? Does anyone not newly “woke” to prejudice, privilege and injustice fail to meet the left fringe’s impossible standards? If so, we’re all lost. We all come up way short. But there is another path. We can revisit history, but let’s not revile it. We can and should take a hard, cleareyed look at racism and economic deprivation in our own time. We should invest in our poorest neighborhoods, improve our poorest-performing schools, and help create better economic opportunities for minority communities. I’d like to see us fight hard to right the wrongs of America’s past. But we can only succeed if we build on the solid foundations of that past. In a few weeks, Congress will return to Washington to consider another historic round of support for America’s struggling economy. This year, a pandemic has forced our leaders to drop partisan differences to pass legislation to keep our economy afloat. Let’s hope and pray they build on this cooperative spirit to earn a place of honor in our nation’s history. Al D’Amato, a former U.S. senator from New York, is the founder of Park Strategies LLC, a public policy and business development firm. Comments about this column? ADAmato@liherald.com.

Unspoken conspiracy to sacrifice elders

eally, I am trying not to take this personally, but it seems clearer every day that our federal government is choosing to open the economy at the expense of older Americans. When I say “expense” I’m not talking dollars; I’m talking survival. A few indisputable facts:

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and should have followed. The founders’ ideal of liberty for all clashed starkly with the horrible reality of their support for the slavery of many. But if the good they did and the good we do can be swept away by the sins they committed and the sins we commit, then there is little hope for redemption. If every American leader up to the present day is judged too flawed to honor, if all of American history before today is judged irredeemable, then we are doomed, for those who erase history will surely find themselves bound to replaying it. The intolerance of today’s mobs toward everything and everyone who went before us will eventually turn on all of us and those who come after us. History shows it’s just a few short steps from the French Revolution’s cry for fraternity and equality to the Reign of Terror, the Star Chamber and the guillotine; from the heady days of the Russian Revolution to the horror of the Soviet purge, the gulag prisons and the Berlin Wall. So the next time a former president’s monument is defaced or his statue is torn down, let’s think for a moment who will

■ America has an agonizing challenge ahead. Covid-19 cases are surging in many states, and many hospitals are once again in danger of being overwhelmed.

■ Ninety-five percent of coronavirus deaths occur in people over 60 years of age. A crushing number of people have died in elder-care facilities across the country. ■ We are months away from any breakthrough treatment, and possibly longer than that for a viable vaccine. ■ Children need to get educated, and they need to get out of the house to play and meet friends. If not, we will have a generation of kids growing up with their own unique psychological problems as a

result of living through a pandemic. Clearly, the needs of the children are in direct conflict with the need to protect our older people. The children always have to come first, but it isn’t an either/or situation. The problem can be addressed reasonably well. As the epidemiologists have told us, widespread testing, universal protections, like masks and shields, and respect for medical guidelines, to maintain social distance, can allow our kids and grandkids some of the social freedom they need and still help keep older people safe from contagion. This isn’t perfect, but it isn’t rocket science, either. We need a coordinated effort to put in place safety measures so our economy can stumble forward and our children can return to some kind of schooling. None of this is happening now. We don’t just have a vacuum of leadership, we have a toxic message spewing from President Trump and his minions that undermines medical advice and seems indifferent to the threat to older folks. There is a receptive audience for this message. Sacrificing Grandma and Grandpa seems to be the price many are willing to

pay in order sit at a bar, attend a rally or party with friends. Senicide (a word I just learned) is the killing of older people or abandoning them to certain death. It is a practice that took a while to gain traction in America, but apparently we are cozying up to the idea. Senicide has been practiced since ancient times by cultures around the world. Though illegal in India, thalaikoothal is still practiced in some remote villages as a form of “mercy killing.” In ancient Nordic cultures, attestupa was the custom of old people jumping or being pushed off high cliffs. In rural China, among the Inuit, helping people to their final destination was an acceptable way to conserve resources for the young. And now, in the United States of America, the bean counters are accepting a certain number of deaths in exchange for opening the local tattoo parlors. I never imagined senicide as part of the American experience. Until now. I see Trump humphing and pfumphing about pushing kids back into school and opening “Main Street,” and I hear the unspoken calculus that a boost to the economy will require a culling of the over-60 population. That doesn’t have to be the deal. There

never imagined senicide as part of the American experience. Until now.

is another way to move forward without stepping over the bodies of our elders. Masks really work. Social distancing is effective. To me, it follows that people who gather in groups without masks are willfully putting their older loved ones at great risk. Since the president has abdicated leadership over the pandemic, it is up to the governors and mayors to find their backbone and their moral conscience and make masks and distancing the law of the land. For my baby boomer brothers and sisters, we need to take care of ourselves, and that means staying relatively isolated, so our grown children won’t have the additional burden of caring for us. That means not connecting physically with our grandkids, as we did before the pandemic. No hugs and kisses for the moment. We can welcome one another with open arms as soon as it’s safe to embrace; in the meantime, this is what we must do. My friends and I joke darkly that if Covid-19 rages on, tens of thousands of the older generation will die sooner rather than later, Medicare will have fewer claims, younger people will inherit ahead of schedule, and it will all be just dandy. If you can live with it. Copyright 2020 Randi Kreiss. Randi can be reached at randik3@aol.com.

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